Databricks releases, every cloud
| Release | Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic models will be removed from AWS GovCloud IL5 workspaces Coming soon Removal affects IL5 workspaces on AWS GovCloud. Endpoints must be migrated before September 19, 2026. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 16, 2026 |
| The Azure Databricks Excel Add-in is now generally available Connects Excel to Azure Databricks workspace for querying and data import. Enables Live query for pivot tables. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 10, 2026 |
| External secrets in Unity Catalog (Beta) Connects Unity Catalog schema to AWS Secrets Manager, appearing as read-only objects. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Compliance security profile will enforce Azure Virtual Network encryption Coming soon Enforces Azure Virtual Network encryption on workspaces starting February 1, 2027. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Private network gateway is in Beta Connects serverless compute to VNet and on-premises systems through a managed gateway. Enabled from account console Previews page. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 3, 2026 |
| HITRUST and IRAP compliance controls are now generally available Available through compliance security profile, required for HIPAA, HITRUST, and IRAP. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs | |||||
| Genie Code for AI Runtime (Public Preview) Generates distributed training code and resolves environment issues. Requires AI Runtime. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Private network gateway is in Private Preview Connects serverless compute to VPC and on-premises systems through a managed gateway, reusing existing network connectivity configuration. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Custom URL access to workspaces over inbound Private Link (Beta) Uses general_access private endpoint, serves workspaces and account-level resources across regions. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Web terminal on serverless GPU compute (AI Runtime) is in Public Preview Runs shell commands, monitors GPU usage, and manages files on serverless GPU compute. Requires environment version 5 or above. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Custom URLs for your Azure Databricks account (Public Preview) Replaces default Azure Databricks URL with a custom domain. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Configure serverless egress control in Azure China Available in China North 3 region, requires workspace in same region. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Custom Docker images for AI Runtime CLI workloads (Beta) Allows custom system library versions and complex dependencies, requires setup via Use custom Docker images. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Classic workspace creation with a Azure Databricks-managed VNet will soon be deprecated Coming soon Replaced by serverless workspace or VNet injection. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Customer-managed VPC will soon be required for classic workspaces Coming soon New classic workspaces will require a customer-managed VPC, replacing Databricks-managed VPC. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Secure cluster connectivity will soon become mandatory for classic workspaces Coming soon Replaces enableNoPublicIp set to false, requires secure setup for all classic workspaces. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Arm-based instances are now supported with the compliance security profile Supports all compliance standards, previously unsupported. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 23, 2026 |
| Publishing a Unity Catalog catalog to Microsoft Fabric is in Public Preview Creates a read-only mirrored catalog, allowing Fabric users to query Unity Catalog tables directly. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 18, 2026 |
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| Azure Databricks UI assets will be served from a new CDN domain Coming soon Replaces existing domain, requires firewall update to ui-assets.azuredatabricks.net. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Private Link for account-level resources (Beta) Connects account console through VPC interface endpoint instead of public internet. Requires configuration. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 15, 2026 |
| AI Runtime CLI (Beta) Submits and manages distributed training workloads on serverless GPU compute from a local machine. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Inbound Private Link for performance-intensive services is now generally available Supports Lakebase Autoscaling and Zerobus Ingest. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | On SAP, read it on their docs | Jun 8, 2026 |
| AWS Graviton instances are now supported with the compliance security profile Supports all compliance standards in AWS commercial regions and GovCloud. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Azure Databricks Writes to Unity Catalog tables, overwriting existing ones if needed. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Intra-VNet NSG rule hardening for Azure Databricks is now in Public Preview Restricts workspace traffic to host and worker subnet CIDRs. Applies to classic compute plane workspaces. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Compliance security profile required for HIPAA, HITRUST, and IRAP Coming soon Required starting September 1, 2026, for HIPAA, HITRUST, and IRAP data. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 30, 2026 |
| Postgres password authentication is now disabled by default for new Lakebase projects Existing projects are unaffected, enable in project settings to allow. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 21, 2026 |
| Configure Microsoft Entra ID SSO for Power BI (Public Preview) Uses account-level federation policy, replacing manual config. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 20, 2026 |
| Customer-managed keys for Lakebase available in all AWS and Azure regions Encrypts project data at rest using a custom cloud KMS key. Available for new projects. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 20, 2026 |
| Serve custom LLMs with Custom Model Serving (Beta) Supports multimodal models and PEFT recipes, unlike Foundation Model APIs. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 20, 2026 |
| Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards Supports all Azure Databricks compliance security profiles. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 19, 2026 |
| Publish a Unity Catalog catalog to Microsoft Fabric (Beta) Creates a read-only mirrored catalog, allowing Fabric users to query Unity Catalog tables without data movement. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 14, 2026 |
| HIPAA support for the Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across all supported regions. Requires a workspace with HIPAA compliance enabled. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 11, 2026 |
| Graviton instance types are available for the compliance security profile Graviton instances improve price-performance for many workloads on AWS Commercial workspaces with FedRAMP Moderate, IRAP, or CCCS Medium compliance standards. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 7, 2026 |
| Block identities from your Azure Databricks account with the account access denylist Prevents access when automatic identity management is enabled, blocking specific users, groups, or service principals. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 6, 2026 |
| Azure UK South now has a dedicated regional control plane New workspaces require firewall allowlist entries for SCC relay tunnel and other IPs. Existing workspaces use UK West control plane unless migrated. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | On SAP, read it on their docs | May 1, 2026 |
| Configure private endpoints for serverless compute in Azure China Requires China North 3 region and network connectivity configuration. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Connect Azure Databricks to on-premises resources using an SSH reverse tunnel Replaces inbound firewall access, works with classic and serverless compute. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Azure Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Apr 24, 2026 |
| AI Runtime 1xH100 accelerator (Beta) Supports 1xH100 accelerator, see Hardware options for details. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Apr 21, 2026 |
- Anthropic models will be removed from AWS GovCloud IL5 workspaces Coming soon
Removal affects IL5 workspaces on AWS GovCloud. Endpoints must be migrated before September 19, 2026.
- The Azure Databricks Excel Add-in is now generally available
Connects Excel to Azure Databricks workspace for querying and data import. Enables Live query for pivot tables.
- External secrets in Unity Catalog (Beta)
Connects Unity Catalog schema to AWS Secrets Manager, appearing as read-only objects.
- Compliance security profile will enforce Azure Virtual Network encryption Coming soon
Enforces Azure Virtual Network encryption on workspaces starting February 1, 2027.
- Private network gateway is in Beta
Connects serverless compute to VNet and on-premises systems through a managed gateway. Enabled from account console Previews page.
- HITRUST and IRAP compliance controls are now generally available
Available through compliance security profile, required for HIPAA, HITRUST, and IRAP.
- Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- Genie Code for AI Runtime (Public Preview)
Generates distributed training code and resolves environment issues. Requires AI Runtime.
- Private network gateway is in Private Preview
Connects serverless compute to VPC and on-premises systems through a managed gateway, reusing existing network connectivity configuration.
- Custom URL access to workspaces over inbound Private Link (Beta)
Uses general_access private endpoint, serves workspaces and account-level resources across regions.
- Web terminal on serverless GPU compute (AI Runtime) is in Public Preview
Runs shell commands, monitors GPU usage, and manages files on serverless GPU compute. Requires environment version 5 or above.
- Custom URLs for your Azure Databricks account (Public Preview)
Replaces default Azure Databricks URL with a custom domain.
- Configure serverless egress control in Azure China
Available in China North 3 region, requires workspace in same region.
- Custom Docker images for AI Runtime CLI workloads (Beta)
Allows custom system library versions and complex dependencies, requires setup via Use custom Docker images.
- Classic workspace creation with a Azure Databricks-managed VNet will soon be deprecated Coming soon
Replaced by serverless workspace or VNet injection.
- Customer-managed VPC will soon be required for classic workspaces Coming soon
New classic workspaces will require a customer-managed VPC, replacing Databricks-managed VPC.
- Secure cluster connectivity will soon become mandatory for classic workspaces Coming soon
Replaces enableNoPublicIp set to false, requires secure setup for all classic workspaces.
- Arm-based instances are now supported with the compliance security profile
Supports all compliance standards, previously unsupported.
- Publishing a Unity Catalog catalog to Microsoft Fabric is in Public Preview
Creates a read-only mirrored catalog, allowing Fabric users to query Unity Catalog tables directly.
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- Azure Databricks UI assets will be served from a new CDN domain Coming soon
Replaces existing domain, requires firewall update to ui-assets.azuredatabricks.net.
- Private Link for account-level resources (Beta)
Connects account console through VPC interface endpoint instead of public internet. Requires configuration.
- AI Runtime CLI (Beta)
Submits and manages distributed training workloads on serverless GPU compute from a local machine.
- Inbound Private Link for performance-intensive services is now generally available
Supports Lakebase Autoscaling and Zerobus Ingest.
- AWS Graviton instances are now supported with the compliance security profile
Supports all compliance standards in AWS commercial regions and GovCloud.
- Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Azure Databricks
Writes to Unity Catalog tables, overwriting existing ones if needed.
- Intra-VNet NSG rule hardening for Azure Databricks is now in Public Preview
Restricts workspace traffic to host and worker subnet CIDRs. Applies to classic compute plane workspaces.
- Compliance security profile required for HIPAA, HITRUST, and IRAP Coming soon
Required starting September 1, 2026, for HIPAA, HITRUST, and IRAP data.
- Postgres password authentication is now disabled by default for new Lakebase projects
Existing projects are unaffected, enable in project settings to allow.
- Configure Microsoft Entra ID SSO for Power BI (Public Preview)
Uses account-level federation policy, replacing manual config.
- Customer-managed keys for Lakebase available in all AWS and Azure regions
Encrypts project data at rest using a custom cloud KMS key. Available for new projects.
- Serve custom LLMs with Custom Model Serving (Beta)
Supports multimodal models and PEFT recipes, unlike Foundation Model APIs.
- Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards
Supports all Azure Databricks compliance security profiles.
- Publish a Unity Catalog catalog to Microsoft Fabric (Beta)
Creates a read-only mirrored catalog, allowing Fabric users to query Unity Catalog tables without data movement.
- HIPAA support for the Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel
Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across all supported regions. Requires a workspace with HIPAA compliance enabled.
- Graviton instance types are available for the compliance security profile
Graviton instances improve price-performance for many workloads on AWS Commercial workspaces with FedRAMP Moderate, IRAP, or CCCS Medium compliance standards.
- Block identities from your Azure Databricks account with the account access denylist
Prevents access when automatic identity management is enabled, blocking specific users, groups, or service principals.
- Azure UK South now has a dedicated regional control plane
New workspaces require firewall allowlist entries for SCC relay tunnel and other IPs. Existing workspaces use UK West control plane unless migrated.
- Configure private endpoints for serverless compute in Azure China
Requires China North 3 region and network connectivity configuration.
- Connect Azure Databricks to on-premises resources using an SSH reverse tunnel
Replaces inbound firewall access, works with classic and serverless compute.
- Azure Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement
Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin.
- AI Runtime 1xH100 accelerator (Beta)
Supports 1xH100 accelerator, see Hardware options for details.
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